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Partnering with Catalyst: Turning Ideas into Trades
Every investment starts with an idea. Maybe the cost of your morning mocha has increased, you’ve read Brazil is having a dry season, and you expect coffee prices to keep rising. What do you do next? The answer depends entirely on how much you understand about financial products, and which ones you have access to. If you’re Warren Buffett, you already know every instrument type and asset class. You know when to use leverage and how to construct a cost-optimized trade.
A Look Inside The New Skateboard Book
New from industrial designer slash skateboarder Jonathan Olivares comes this 200+ page exploration of the evolution of our favourite wooden (mostly) toy. Launched in collaboration with Converse earlier this year. Available from quality booksellers across the motu, like Unity Books. Categories Tags
New Colourways of the Vans AVE 2.0
After its debut in March, Anthony Van Engelen’s latest signature model is back with a new mesh upper that’s designed to meet the needs of the next generation of skaters. Check out the three new colourways. This new batch of Vans AVE 2.0 colourways is available via vans.co.nzand select skate shops from June 13. Categories Tags / Broadcast / Sneaker News / Vans
Converse ‘83 Fastbreak for Skateboarding
Originally released in '83, the Converse Fastbreak was front and centre on the basketball court. Retooled for skateboarding at the request of the CONS family and admirers alike. This updated pro model blends archival details and a durable rubber cupsole with comfortable leather to create a true, all-around skate shoe. Two colour ways are available now at Converse.com.au. The Unisex Converse Fastbreak Pro Mid White comes in either Yellow or Blue accents.
Take the “Be Counted for Skateboarding” survey
Skateboarding New Zealand (with the backing of Sport New Zealand) have just released a new survey about skateboarding called “Be Counted for Skateboarding.” You can take the survey right here. The survey asks about all sorts of things to do with skateboarding, including how much and where you do it, what you think your local skatepark is like and what it’s missing. It even covers topics like safety, neurodiversity, disability and wellbeing.
BKATIT - No Comply Interview
I’ve seen the crowd surfing, getting up on people’s shoulders, and hanging from speakers and scaffoldings. I’ve seen it all. You’ve got an EP on the way, BKATIT. Talk to me about that. E: BKATIT! It’s music we’ve been trying to get out for a long time. So it’s triple as satisfying to get this out there finally. F: There are quite a few different genres [in it]. What’s the process of writing and releasing an EP like BKATIT? F: We are contracted to release a certain amount of singles, EPs and albums.
2023 Bowlzilla Wellington Wrap-up - Photo Gallery and Results
Von Griffin, Smith grind. The support that goes into festivals like these is so important, and everyone in attendance: fans, staff, friends, family and the competitors all stepped it up a little bit more to show their appreciation. This was well and truly evident in the Hot Wheels Skate 16 & Under division. These kids are getting so good that many aren’t waiting to age out before heading into the big leagues of the Open Division. The future really looks bright for New Zealand skating.
Verticus 2022 - Photos and Results
Verticus brings vert to the people and people to the vert. Another uplifting event at the Blake Park monster ramp. CPL was there to capture it. Photo Gallery All photos by Craig “CPL” Levers.
2022 Wellington Ramp Riot - Photos
The Wellington Ramp Riot celebrated its fifth innings with a truck-stomping rip-a-licious celebration of all things rampy.
Converse CONS celebrate a milestone and creativity with Sage Elsesser and Sean Pablo
Converse CONS and Sage Elsesser celebrate 10 years with Fastbreak Pro. Sean Pablo also shares his latest creative vision with the One Star Pro. There’s no question that after 10 years of working and collaborating with Sage Elsesser, he has transcended the world of skate and now sits at the intersections of culture and creativity. Recognised as one of the best in skateboarding, Sage has continued to pursue other passions and explore the worlds of music and fashion.
“Lucky” - by Joel Burgin
Wellington is set to again be the Capital of Skateboarding with the return of BOWLZILLA Wellington on Saturday 29th October. New Zealand’s National Bowl Skating Championships will be roaring back bigger than ever to crown the Nation’s best skaters.
Vans Skateboarding Presents Lizzie Armanto’s Latest Head-to-toe Collection
This season, Lizzie’s rose graphic design inspiration— debossed on The Lizzie heel counter and appearing throughout the collection— is a nod to the “thank you, have a nice day” reusable bodega bags that come with a friendly reminder to reuse and recycle. Her signature shoe also received the Vans VR3 designation, meaning it follows strict footwear materials guidelines for all major components.
4th Annual Oakura Bowl Jam 2022 - Video and Results
Video coverage and results from the 4th annual Oakura Bowl Jam. Results Under 12 Girls 1st – Ruby Stenning 2nd – Scarlett Grey 3rd – Yeva Butler Under 12 Boys 1st – Monty Graham 2nd – Ace Findlay 3rd – Lenny Torrens Under 16 Girl’s 1st – Yeva Butler 2nd – Billie Morrison 3rd – Scarlett Grey Under 16 Boy’s 1st – Monty Graham 2nd – Flea 3rd – Marshall Littlefair Open Women’s 1st – Yeva Butler 2nd – Billie Morrison 3rd – Krysta Ashwell Open Men’s 1st – Niwa Shewry 2nd – Noah B.
DEF’s “Life’s Amazing” video by Brett Chan
Featuring Chey Ataria, Lenard Tejada, Adelar Scherb, Josh Swinard, Simon Thorp, Jesse Abolins-Reid, Justice Reid, Fynn Thomas, Dan Kapoki, Brett Chan, Tiomai and Deacon King. “Skateboard videos have too much skateboarding in them. I’m into portraying people. When you see how they are interesting characters and then when you see that they skate also, it makes the skateboarding better.
Duckbrewe 2 Skate Festival - Photo Gallery
After their debut Duckbrewe Skate Festival at Two Thumb Brewery in Christchurch last summer, Duckewe have returned with another hoppy beer collab, added three stages of music, a field full of spectators and an even wilder ramp design. Tom Mitchell, pivot to fakie. Duckewe Brand ran their second annual skate festival “Duckbrewe 2” inside Rolling Meadows Festival hosted at The Boneline Vineyard in North Canterbury on 30th-31st Dec 2021.
Simon Thorp - NZ’s longest Skater of the Year (2017-2020)
Alley-oop frontside five-0 grind. Photo by Eisei Toyota The last time Manual Magazine awarded a New Zealand Skateboarder of the Year title was back in 2017. Simon Thorp has been wearing the BINZ (Best In New Zealand) crown since he was bestowed the prestigious title in March of 2018. Some would say this is because there has been no greater skater than Simon to come to the fore since.
“Double Take” video - Max Sceats
Take a roll through the Capital’s plazas and waterfront in Max Sceats’s new joint. Hunter Lander-Smith starts things off, introducing a host of humans. Niwa Warner closes off with a bag full of bangers. Featuring Hunter Lander-Smith, Dylan Meynz, Denym Lomas, Jo Commons, Luke Pile, Derek Dsouza, Jamie Bucknor, Tu Grace, Max Sceats, PJ Wybrow, Trent Hunter, James Huntley, Cullum Pope, Soul Kropelnicki and Niwa Warner. Categories Tags / New Zealand / Skateboarding / video / Wellington
“The Tragic School Bus” - Acid Road Trippin’
Acid NZ’s corrosive mind-bending tour of New Zealand’s South Island. From the Gypsy Pool to Benmore Dam and Dunedin’s Blood Bucket. No concrete is safe. Featuring Bowman Hansen, Tom Mitchell, Noah ‘Spicy’ Winningham, Beach Thurlow, Matt Markland, Zedyn Fellows, Ant Leggett, Josh ‘Morph’ Malthus and Sam Wright. Filmed and edited by Sam Wright. Acid NZ is a company that embodies skateboarding to the core.
Bar-None - “Public Hero” Video
After their debut Duckbrewe Skate Festival at Two Thumb Brewery in Christchurch last summer, Duckewe have returned with another hoppy beer collab, added three stages of music, a field full of spectators and an even wilder ramp design.
Bowlzilla Wellington will bring the noise in Oct 2022
BOWLZILLA Wellington is going to be the biggest gathering of skaters in New Zealand this year. With New Zealand opening back up again, this year’s festival is going to be a celebration like no other. The week offers; parties, music, art shows, industry catch ups, governance meetings, barbecues, ramp jams, the competition and most importantly community.
“Life imitates art, art imitates life” video by Luvscene
Featuring Matt Ferg, Ben Gibb, Jamie Bucknor, Sam Christie, Theo Clarke, Lenard Tejada, Cato Dobbs, Charlie Aubrey, Gideon Keefe, Matt Vickery and Caleb Dammert. Filmed and edited by Caleb Dammert. Filming and creating has always been about a pure feeling of something we can all look back at someday and see a specific time in life we enjoyed, at the end of the day it’s about the times we spend with special people that somehow ends up on our walk of life.
All the Action from Go Skateboarding Day Auckland
Vans took some time out a few weeks back, set up some ramps at the Bones NZ Warehouse and celebrated Go Skateboarding Day. There was a little bit of everything for everyone. Here's the wrap! Featuring Tylre Houldsworth, Mike Bancroft, Luke Haywood, Josh Malthus, Nolan Ewart, Lexus Waipouri, Lenard Tejada, Chase Collins and more.
Oakura gets the Premium Treatment
CEO of Premium Skate Designs, Jason Parkes, is a man of few words. We were able to swipe away the cloud of concrete dust that surrounds this upcoming project for a few short moments. It was just enough time to obtain some cold hard facts from the trowel-wielding legend. The PSD team break ground on the build around the 20th March, with completion planned for the end of May. They gave up the bare basic specs.
Mangawhai Bowl Jam — Results & Photos
Crowd. Photo by Connor Hill Luke Hayward, frontside Smith grind. Photo by Connor Hill Da boys. Photo by Connor Hill Bowman Hansen, speed lines. Photo by Connor Hill Bowman Hansen, backside Smith grind. Photo by Connor Hill Bowman Hansen, frontside stalefish over the hip. Photo by Connor Hill Bowman Hansen. Photo by Connor Hill Lane goes down. Photo by Connor Hill Nixen Osbourne, invert. Photo by Connor Hill Owen Watkins in control of the bowl. Photo by Connor Hill Shaun Boucher, body jar.
House Of Vans Auckland
Wellington is set to again be the Capital of Skateboarding with the return of BOWLZILLA Wellington on Saturday 29th October. New Zealand’s National Bowl Skating Championships will be roaring back bigger than ever to crown the Nation’s best skaters.
2018 Mangawhai Bowl Jam – 3rd Feb
The 7th annual bowl jam is going to be one to remember. The Mangawhai Bowl Jam is all set for Saturday Feb 3rd 2018. Quickly becoming New Zealand’s largest skateboarding event with skaters traveling from across the country and over the ditch to compete in front of a packed out crowd. The Bowldivision team have been working hard behind the scenes to grow this years event bigger and better with over $7k cash money up for grabs across four divisions; U16s, Womens, Opens and Masters 40+.
House of Vans Auckland — January 20, 2018
Auckland, New Zealand (December 20, 2017) – Vans, the original action sports brand rooted in art, music and street culture, is pleased to announce the arrival of House of Vans Auckland. The one-day, pop up event will be held at Shed 10, Auckland on Saturday 20th January, 2018. House of Vans showcases Vans’ unique culture through multifaceted activations including curated musical performances, D.I.Y workshops, street markets and custom pop-up Vans Skate Park plus much more.
All articles - Manual Magazine
Wellington is set to again be the Capital of Skateboarding with the return of BOWLZILLA Wellington on Saturday 29th October. New Zealand’s National Bowl Skating Championships will be roaring back bigger than ever to crown the Nation’s best skaters.
Events - Manual Magazine
If you can't make it to the stands in person, you can get bowl-side from the comfort of your couch. Here are all the links to the live stream for the 2021 Mangawhai Bowl Jam.
News - Manual Magazine
On Saturday Cambridge played host to the 2021 Ramp Attack & Acid Invitational. Carnage ensued as crews from around the country came together to session the purpose built, multi sectioned ramp in Leamington Domain. See how it all unfolded below:
Exclusives - Manual Magazine
Wellington is set to again be the Capital of Skateboarding with the return of BOWLZILLA Wellington on Saturday 29th October. New Zealand’s National Bowl Skating Championships will be roaring back bigger than ever to crown the Nation’s best skaters.
Solving a mystery appropriate for Independence Day
Until three months ago, it was assumed that only one handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence (DOI) existed, housed at the National Archives in Washington. Then in April, two Harvard University researchers announced that they had located a second original copy, at the West Sussex Record Office in Chichester, United Kingdom.
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